United States HB3462

Contrary to the unfounded assertions of activists, "socially transitioning" a child is not an evidence-based practice and it is not a neutral or uncontroversial decision. This practice is an experimental social and psychological intervention that has immediate effects on a child's psychology and a high likelihood of changing the life path of a child. A "social gender transition" may make it more difficult for a child to reverse course later on, thereby increasing the likelihood that the child will continue on to a "medical transition", resulting in life-changing, irreversible consequences. (4) Any policies that attempt to circumvent parental authority are a violation of parents' constitutionally protected rights to direct the care, custody, and upbringing of their children as recognized by the Supreme Court.

No Federal funds shall be made available to any elementary school or secondary school unless the elementary school or secondary school, with respect to students enrolled at the school who have not yet reached 18 years of age, complies with each of the following requirements: (1) School employees do not proceed with any accommodation intended to affirm a student's purported "gender identity", where the student's purported "gender identity" is incongruous with the student's biological sex, or any action to facilitate a "gender transition", including referral or recommendation to any third-party medical provider, unless the employees have received express parental consent to do so. [...] (3) School employees do not withhold or hide information from parents about a student's desired "gender transition' or a student's purported "gender identity", where the student's purported "gender identity" is incongruous with the student's biological sex.